How do you change gear without using gearstick?

87ESCORT

1987 FORD ESCORT

108,000 MILES

Car is a 1987 mk4 escort 1.4gl
pushed down gearstick to go into reverse and gearstick is now stuck in neutral. I can see metal sticking out of the bottom of the selector box as it has broken through. This happened before and someone didnt make a good job of fixing it as its broken through again. It says in haynes manual you have to put car into reverse before taking off selector box. I just need to know how to put car into reverse from under car?

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Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 AT 7:55 PM

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DOCFIXIT

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Remove shift rod from gearbox place a drift punch in hole of trans shift rod use as a handle. Rotate I think left and pull back. Good luck